Johnny Horton ((1925–1960), American country music and rockabilly singer
Johnny Horton, an avid Louisiana fisherman who celebrated Cajun customs and culture, also mentions pirogues in his 1956 song "I Got a Hole in My Pirogue."
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Among the artists who recorded his songs between 1949 and 1955 were Jimmy Dickens, Carl Smith, Johnny Horton and Paul Anka.
The song has been covered by many other artists, including Shakin' Stevens, Johnny Horton, and Hank Thompson.
Johnny Horton was killed by a drunk driver on the highway near Milano in 1960 and Jim Reeves, killed in a plane crash in 1964, is buried and memorialized on US 79 in his hometown of Carthage.
Also in 1952, Johnny Horton joined the cast of Louisiana Hayride, based out of KWKH in Shreveport, an association Horton would enjoy the rest of his days.
"Honky-Tonk Man", 1956 country song by Johnny Horton, also covered by Bob Luman and Dwight Yoakam